Defence production units — Business MegaBrands 2026–27

This category covers the defence public sector companies formed by corporatising the former Ordnance Factory Board, each focused on a product group such as weapons, armoured vehicles, ammunition, vehicles, optics or parachutes. They supply the armed forces and central police forces. The reorganisation aimed to make production more accountable and efficient, and to open these units to domestic and export orders.

Slot BMB-081 · Defence PSUs · 6 brands in contention · Business MegaBrand: to be announced in 2027

Brands in contention

Listed alphabetically. The order does not reflect evaluation.

How this category is evaluated

Every brand in this category is assessed on WCRC's 50-parameter brand evaluation model, across five pillars: Brand Positioning & Recall, Trust & Sentiment, Product, Innovation & Delivery, Sustainability, Governance & ESG, and Digital & Financial Soundness. Scores are compared within the category, and the brand with the strongest result is named the Business MegaBrand. Read the methodology

Frequently asked

Which defence companies were formed from the Ordnance Factory Board?

In the Business MegaBrands 2026–27 cohort, the brands in contention for defence production units in India are Advanced Weapons and Equipment India, Armoured Vehicles Nigam, Gliders India, India Optel, Munitions India, and Yantra India, listed alphabetically. WCRC will name one Business MegaBrand after its independent 50-parameter evaluation.

Other categories in Defence PSUs

• Defence aerospace, missiles and electronics PSUs

All of Aerospace, Defence & Space · The 2026–27 cohort

Cite this page: WCRC, Business MegaBrands 2026–27, Defence production units (Slot BMB-081), https://www.mostvaluablebrands.com/business-megabrands/2026-27/aerospace-defence-and-space/defence-production-units/, accessed [date].

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